Oxford Instruments NanoScience MercuryiPS - Page 7

Operator's Manual
Issue 14 / Mar 2016
/ UMC0071
MercuryiPS
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10.3.1 SCPI protocols .................................................................................................................... 108
10.3.2 Reading the instrument identity .......................................................................................... 108
10.3.3 Basic SCPI command structure .......................................................................................... 109
10.3.4 Verbs ................................................................................................................................... 109
10.3.5 Nouns .................................................................................................................................. 110
10.3.6 Invalid responses ................................................................................................................ 120
10.4 Legacy commands ..................................................................................................120
10.4.1 Legacy command protocols ................................................................................................ 120
10.4.2 Legacy monitor commands ................................................................................................. 120
10.4.3 Legacy control commands .................................................................................................. 123
10.4.4 Legacy system commands ................................................................................................. 124
11 TEMPERATURE SENSOR DAUGHTER BOARD ......................................................125
11.1 Overview of the temperature sensor board ..............................................................125
11.2 Installing a temperature sensor board ......................................................................125
11.2.1 Fitting the board .................................................................................................................. 125
11.2.2 Basic check of board operation........................................................................................... 126
11.3 Circuit description of the temperature sensor board .................................................126
11.3.1 Voltage measurement mode ............................................................................................... 126
11.3.2 Resistance measurement in constant current mode .......................................................... 128
11.3.3 Resistance measurement in constant voltage mode .......................................................... 129
11.3.4 Calibrating the temperature measurement circuit ............................................................... 130
12 AUXILIARY I/O DAUGHTER BOARD ........................................................................132
12.1 Description of the auxiliary I/O board .......................................................................132
12.1.1 Auxiliary I/O board functions ............................................................................................... 132
12.1.2 Gas-flow control using a motorised needle-valve ............................................................... 133
12.2 Installing an auxiliary I/O board ................................................................................133
12.2.1 Fitting the board .................................................................................................................. 133
12.2.2 Basic check of board operation........................................................................................... 133
12.2.3 Connecting to the auxiliary I/O board ................................................................................. 134
12.2.4 Configuring an input on the auxiliary I/O board .................................................................. 134
12.2.5 Configuring an output on the auxiliary I/O board ................................................................ 135
13 PRESSURE BOARD...................................................................................................137